Remembering two months of "stuff" was harder than we thought it would be. We forgot some other highlights so here they are:
CAMERON
I can count to 10, though I usually require a little prompting. I also know the first few letters of the alphabet but can recognize almost all of the letters now. I try to spell my name, both speaking and writing, but so far only will say C-A and my letters looks more like circles, lines and arcs, but at least I am trying. Mom also helps me use scissors and glue. I'm much better at pasting than I am cutting. Art is one of my favorite activities as evidenced by our refrigerator.
NATHAN
The only highlight I forgot to include was my growth. At my 9-month checkup I weighed in at 18lbs 2.5oz (10-25%) and was 28 1/4 inches long (50%). I wear mostly 9 month clothes, though my short legs allow me to wear 6 month pants still.
So that wraps up our updates to our updates.
Love,
Cameron & Nathan
Friday, February 4, 2011
Wednesday, February 2, 2011
Holiday Fun & Winter Wonderlands
We know it's been a while, but we were too busy enjoying the holidays and then recovering from post-holiday colds. Now that the craziness of it all has calmed down and we are on the mend, here is what we have been up to the past two months.
CAMERON
Well of course there was Christmas. We had several celebrations. Christmas Eve was at Great Grandma Kruepke's house where I got to carry Baby Jesus in the traditional processional of grandkids and great-grandkids. It was quite an honor. Then on Christmas we opened some gifts at home before picking Grandpa Brian and Grandma Linda up at the airport. Then we went to Great Grandma Theisen's where I got to play with several cousins and Polly the dog. When we got home I got to open even more presents. However, since Nate and I got all these neat gifts, we have been in each other's faces all the time fighting over who gets to play with what. I will admit I am usually the one taking toys from Nathan, but he gets in my way a lot too.
We have our good moments too. For example, I am really good at making Nathan laugh, especially when he is in his highchair. We also like to imitate each other's goofy noises. And sometimes Nathan will crawl after me while I am running through the house. Or sometimes I will crawl after him, but he's crawling too, not running.
The holidays were a lot of fun, but very tiring. I haven't been a very good sleeper this past year as is, but I missed a lot of naps during the holidays and would wake up several times at night. In fact I still do that. I also don't like to nap everyday so often times mom will find me in my room reading books instead of napping. The biggest problem with that is on days I don't nap, I tend to wake up during the middle of that night so mom and dad don't like that.
I enjoy the snow, though don't get to play in it too often. But in December we had some good packing snow so mom and I went out and played in it and even built a snowman. Then last night and today we had a huge blizzard so mom and I took advantage of it and played in the snow. The first couple pictures are actually of a snow earlier this winter. The last picture though is from today. Notice how high the snow is compared to me. The drifts were so high in some places they went over our fence.
January also brought an icky milestone. I was sick for the first time one weekend. Daddy was getting ready to take me upstairs for bathtime and so I was on his back when I made a gagging noise. Fortunately for daddy he put me down just in time. We still don't know why I got sick, but fortunately I was fine the rest of the night and haven't had an incident since. Mom thinks it was something I ate which leads me to my next update.
I am still a picky eater except I do like shrimp, pork and nuts (especially almonds and peanuts) which surprises my parents given my pickiness. I still love my fruit and cereal (my favorite is a bowl with a mix of Kashi, Kamut Puffs, Cheerios and Chex) though lately I have been requesting toast for breakfast with either cinnamon or honey. Despite my pickiness, one of my favorite things to do is help mom or dad cook. I like chopping onions (with an onion chopper, not a knife) and pouring ingredients into pans, but my favorite thing to do is smell all of the different foods, especially the spices. In the kitchen I am also a very good helper when it comes to unloading the dishwasher. I usually am responsible for putting the storage containers and lids away as well as measuring cups and spoons and cutting boards.
My other new thing is lately I have been asking to eat everything (bugs, spider webs, poop, etc). I'm just being silly when I ask, but I think mom is worried I will actually eat one of those things. Mom is probably worried because lately I have been very good at getting into mischief. Just today I got into mom's deodorant and put it on my face and drew on the kitchen table. I also have a tendency to spill (or pour) water all over my books, the kitchen floor, or wherever else I can find a cup of water. I also love putting my toys and cards where they don't belong, such as in the coat closet, inside the piano, down vents, and in laundry baskets. Sometimes I get in trouble for my mischief, especially when it involves picking on my brother. I try to tell mom and dad it's just part of being a 2-year old but I don't think they buy it.
To help channel some of my unbridled energy, mom enrolled me in a gymnastics class for toddlers. So far I have used the balance beam and trampoline (where I like to do belly flops instead of landing on my feet), and have learned to do a pencil roll, and forward and backward rolls. It's a lot of fun.
I guess all this curiosity has helped me really expand my vocabulary. I have said some creative and silly things over the past couple months. Examples include:
"Mama, put Nathan on the ground" when I want to play with Nathan but he is still eating his bottle.
"Talk to Grandma on the computer (which I pronounce "pewter")" referring to using Skype to talk to grandma.
"Dude"
"Love blankie"
"Smells like blueberries" referring to my diaper
So maybe the next time I see you, I will have something witty to say.
NATHAN
I sure enjoyed my first Christmas. I got to see lots of family and play with lots of wrapping paper and bows. I also met Santa Claus.
Christmas wasn't the only new experience for me since our last post. I started to crawl in November and now I get into everything and put everything in my mouth. It's my way of exploring. In one day, mom fished out dog food, part of a Christmas card, and part of a chair out of my mouth. I'm a quick one so it can be hard to keep up with me, especially when my brother is around to distract.
I also got my first tooth (bottom right if you are looking at me) the week before Christmas and a second one (bottom left) in January. That's good because it helps me eat all of those finger foods that I can't get enough of. Overall I am a good, but messy, eater. If I am eating purees, I have to have a spoon in my hand or I will take the one being used to feed me. My favorite food is green peas, but I also enjoy cheese, bread, carrots, sweet potatoes, chicken, Cheerios, and bananas (notice they are all finger foods). However, I will eat pretty much anything put in front of me. I have eaten all sorts of beans (cannellini, garbanzo, black, kidney, soy, green, etc). I also have tried salmon, seaweed, turkey burgers, spinach, egg yolks, pumpkin, quinoa, asparagus, and an assortment of herbs and spices.
My sleeping habits are not quite as good as my eating habits. I sleep through the night still (yeah!) but I am a very inconsistent napper. For a while, I was taking an hour nap each morning but then mom worked really hard to get me to take an afternoon nap, usually in lieu of my morning nap. But then I had a really bad cold for a week and a half and I started taking longer (2-4 hours) naps in the mid-morning. We'll see if I stick with that pattern for a while.
One of my favorite things to do is stick my finger out like E.T. in hopes that whomever is near me will touch their finger with mine. I also will wave hi or bye bye and my vocabulary is expanding. I consistently say "mama" which is probably my favorite word much to my mom's delight. I guess I am a bit of a mama's boy; I will often get cranky if she leaves my line of sight, but will usually cheer up pretty quickly. I also say "dada", "hi", "bye", my own versions of Cameron (sounds similar to "Mama" as if I am saying Mamron which is how Cameron says his own name), bottle (sounds like "ba"), and doggy (sounds similar to "Dada"). And when I'm not talking, I'm making some sort of noise. One of my favorites is a guttaral noise that sounds like I am clearing my throat. I'm a happy guy who is usually very smiley (unless I have a cold) and loves to be around people.
So that's a recap of our past couple months. Hope you all are staying warm this winter and GO PACK GO!!!
Love,
Cameron & Nathan
CAMERON
We have our good moments too. For example, I am really good at making Nathan laugh, especially when he is in his highchair. We also like to imitate each other's goofy noises. And sometimes Nathan will crawl after me while I am running through the house. Or sometimes I will crawl after him, but he's crawling too, not running.
The holidays were a lot of fun, but very tiring. I haven't been a very good sleeper this past year as is, but I missed a lot of naps during the holidays and would wake up several times at night. In fact I still do that. I also don't like to nap everyday so often times mom will find me in my room reading books instead of napping. The biggest problem with that is on days I don't nap, I tend to wake up during the middle of that night so mom and dad don't like that.
I enjoy the snow, though don't get to play in it too often. But in December we had some good packing snow so mom and I went out and played in it and even built a snowman. Then last night and today we had a huge blizzard so mom and I took advantage of it and played in the snow. The first couple pictures are actually of a snow earlier this winter. The last picture though is from today. Notice how high the snow is compared to me. The drifts were so high in some places they went over our fence.
January also brought an icky milestone. I was sick for the first time one weekend. Daddy was getting ready to take me upstairs for bathtime and so I was on his back when I made a gagging noise. Fortunately for daddy he put me down just in time. We still don't know why I got sick, but fortunately I was fine the rest of the night and haven't had an incident since. Mom thinks it was something I ate which leads me to my next update.
I am still a picky eater except I do like shrimp, pork and nuts (especially almonds and peanuts) which surprises my parents given my pickiness. I still love my fruit and cereal (my favorite is a bowl with a mix of Kashi, Kamut Puffs, Cheerios and Chex) though lately I have been requesting toast for breakfast with either cinnamon or honey. Despite my pickiness, one of my favorite things to do is help mom or dad cook. I like chopping onions (with an onion chopper, not a knife) and pouring ingredients into pans, but my favorite thing to do is smell all of the different foods, especially the spices. In the kitchen I am also a very good helper when it comes to unloading the dishwasher. I usually am responsible for putting the storage containers and lids away as well as measuring cups and spoons and cutting boards.
My other new thing is lately I have been asking to eat everything (bugs, spider webs, poop, etc). I'm just being silly when I ask, but I think mom is worried I will actually eat one of those things. Mom is probably worried because lately I have been very good at getting into mischief. Just today I got into mom's deodorant and put it on my face and drew on the kitchen table. I also have a tendency to spill (or pour) water all over my books, the kitchen floor, or wherever else I can find a cup of water. I also love putting my toys and cards where they don't belong, such as in the coat closet, inside the piano, down vents, and in laundry baskets. Sometimes I get in trouble for my mischief, especially when it involves picking on my brother. I try to tell mom and dad it's just part of being a 2-year old but I don't think they buy it.To help channel some of my unbridled energy, mom enrolled me in a gymnastics class for toddlers. So far I have used the balance beam and trampoline (where I like to do belly flops instead of landing on my feet), and have learned to do a pencil roll, and forward and backward rolls. It's a lot of fun.
I guess all this curiosity has helped me really expand my vocabulary. I have said some creative and silly things over the past couple months. Examples include:
"Mama, put Nathan on the ground" when I want to play with Nathan but he is still eating his bottle.
"Talk to Grandma on the computer (which I pronounce "pewter")" referring to using Skype to talk to grandma.
"Dude"
"Love blankie"
"Smells like blueberries" referring to my diaper
So maybe the next time I see you, I will have something witty to say.
NATHAN
Christmas wasn't the only new experience for me since our last post. I started to crawl in November and now I get into everything and put everything in my mouth. It's my way of exploring. In one day, mom fished out dog food, part of a Christmas card, and part of a chair out of my mouth. I'm a quick one so it can be hard to keep up with me, especially when my brother is around to distract.
I also got my first tooth (bottom right if you are looking at me) the week before Christmas and a second one (bottom left) in January. That's good because it helps me eat all of those finger foods that I can't get enough of. Overall I am a good, but messy, eater. If I am eating purees, I have to have a spoon in my hand or I will take the one being used to feed me. My favorite food is green peas, but I also enjoy cheese, bread, carrots, sweet potatoes, chicken, Cheerios, and bananas (notice they are all finger foods). However, I will eat pretty much anything put in front of me. I have eaten all sorts of beans (cannellini, garbanzo, black, kidney, soy, green, etc). I also have tried salmon, seaweed, turkey burgers, spinach, egg yolks, pumpkin, quinoa, asparagus, and an assortment of herbs and spices.
My sleeping habits are not quite as good as my eating habits. I sleep through the night still (yeah!) but I am a very inconsistent napper. For a while, I was taking an hour nap each morning but then mom worked really hard to get me to take an afternoon nap, usually in lieu of my morning nap. But then I had a really bad cold for a week and a half and I started taking longer (2-4 hours) naps in the mid-morning. We'll see if I stick with that pattern for a while.
One of my favorite things to do is stick my finger out like E.T. in hopes that whomever is near me will touch their finger with mine. I also will wave hi or bye bye and my vocabulary is expanding. I consistently say "mama" which is probably my favorite word much to my mom's delight. I guess I am a bit of a mama's boy; I will often get cranky if she leaves my line of sight, but will usually cheer up pretty quickly. I also say "dada", "hi", "bye", my own versions of Cameron (sounds similar to "Mama" as if I am saying Mamron which is how Cameron says his own name), bottle (sounds like "ba"), and doggy (sounds similar to "Dada"). And when I'm not talking, I'm making some sort of noise. One of my favorites is a guttaral noise that sounds like I am clearing my throat. I'm a happy guy who is usually very smiley (unless I have a cold) and loves to be around people.
So that's a recap of our past couple months. Hope you all are staying warm this winter and GO PACK GO!!!
Love,
Cameron & Nathan
Saturday, January 15, 2011
7:47 - It's Boeing Time
To hold you over until we get a chance to document all of our holiday fun, here is a story from mom.
One morning Cameron woke up around 6:40 and I wasn't quite ready to have both kids up while I was trying to get ready for work. So I went into his room and told him, "It's not 7 yet honey. You need to wait until the first number of your clock says 7." Sure enough, at 7am on the dot I hear "momma, momma" and when I go in to get him, he points at the clock as if to say, "see mom, it's 7"
Here is another clock story. Another morning I went in to get Cameron after he had slept in nicely. When I got him, he said "airplane" and pointed to his clock. I assumed he meant he heard an airplane, so I asked him if he heard an airplane. He said "no" and pointed to his clock again and said "airplane" again. It was 7:47. At this point I can only assume he knows that 747 is a type of airplane, but not sure where he learned that one. In my house growing up in Seattle, we would always say 7:47 is Boeing time. I think we learned it from a radio host who would do it. So those are my stories; I will turn it back to the boys for the next post.
One morning Cameron woke up around 6:40 and I wasn't quite ready to have both kids up while I was trying to get ready for work. So I went into his room and told him, "It's not 7 yet honey. You need to wait until the first number of your clock says 7." Sure enough, at 7am on the dot I hear "momma, momma" and when I go in to get him, he points at the clock as if to say, "see mom, it's 7"
Here is another clock story. Another morning I went in to get Cameron after he had slept in nicely. When I got him, he said "airplane" and pointed to his clock. I assumed he meant he heard an airplane, so I asked him if he heard an airplane. He said "no" and pointed to his clock again and said "airplane" again. It was 7:47. At this point I can only assume he knows that 747 is a type of airplane, but not sure where he learned that one. In my house growing up in Seattle, we would always say 7:47 is Boeing time. I think we learned it from a radio host who would do it. So those are my stories; I will turn it back to the boys for the next post.
Wednesday, November 3, 2010
More Pictures from October (and a Few from November)
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| It's tiring being a kid |
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| Can I see? |
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| What a pumpkin! |
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| Good Buds |
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| Better Buds |
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| Best Buds |
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| Happy (Nate) and Hungry (Cameron) with Grandma and Grandpa |
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| Does this go with my suit? |
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| Nah nah nah nah boo boo |
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| Trick or Treat! |
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| Nice Naughty Nice |
Pictures from Green Meadows Farm
Per our previous post, here are pictures from our visit to Green Meadows Farm. As you can see, I (Cameron) got to meet a lot of animals close up! Even Nate had fun too.
Love,
Cameron & Nathan
Love,
Cameron & Nathan
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| Milking a Cow |
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| Riding a Tractor |
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| Feeding Sheep |
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| We're Friends Now! |
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| Words of Wisdom |
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| Our New Pet |
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| Being Gentle |
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| Look Mom - This One Is Perfect |
Monday, October 25, 2010
Alphabits
First, sorry for our long post. We've been so busy enjoying the beautiful fall weather, we forgot to make updates earlier this month and a lot has happened. Pictures will also be posted once we find the camera.
Mom went back to work right after Labor Day. Gabrial (who watched me, Cameron, before Nathan was born) is watching both of us. It's a nice balance for all of us. We also have a high school girl, Natalie, come over on Monday nights so mom and dad can play volleyball. Nathan is usually in bed when Natalie comes over, but I get to play with her most weeks. In fact one of the last times she was here, I (Cameron) insisted she read me my bedtime book instead of mommy. And the next morning when I woke up and Natalie was gone, my first words of the morning were "Natalie bye bye" instead of "eat" or "play".
We also got to spend lots of time with our grandparents in October. Mom was in a wedding last weekend so one of the times she went to a dress fitting, we got to hang out with Grandpa Jim, Grandma Barb, and our Great Grandma Theisen. Then during the rehearsal dinner, Grandpa Jim and Grandma Barb came down to our house and we got to play with them that night. So much fun! Grandma Linda was in town the day of the wedding so she watched us and Grandpa Brian got in late that night so we saw him the next day. We are so fortunate that we get to spend time with all of our wonderful grandparents.
Another highlight of the last month or two were various family outings. First, we went to Cheese Days in Monroe in late September. I (Cameron) got to play in a cornbox (think a sandbox full of corn instead of sand), tour a brewery with daddy while mommy and Nathan hung out elsewhere, watch my first parade, and of course eat cheese. We also went to Apple Holler in Sturtevant where we had apple pancakes, fed goats, and went through a corn maze. Then later in October, we went on a family trip to the Green Meadows Petting Farm in Waterford. There we fed goats (but this time we got to be in the pen with them instead of feeding them through a fence), fed sheep from outside a fence, milked a cow, played with pigs, held a chick and a duck, went on a bumpy tractor hayride, and picked pumpkins. What a lot of fall fun!
CAMERON
I now use 2-3 word sentences. Some of my first sentences were "Milk please daddy" "Mama new ball" (I wanted mom to get a new tennis ball out for Jesse so I could play fetch with him) and "ball stuck" when my basketball was stuck in my train. I also repeat lots of words I hear so watch what you say around me!
Mom and dad have been working with me on my numbers. I have "1" down pat and sometimes will say "2" after "1". I also point and "count" (aka babble, some of which sound like numbers) pictures in my book.
Mom and I have been taking advantage of the beautiful fall weather and many nights we will walk to the park before or after dinner. Most of the time I walk the whole way there and even sometime run part of the way. Mom still brings the stroller because once in a while I don't want to walk the whole way home. I enjoy climbing the plastic "rock wall", swinging (I even pump my legs sometimes) and going down the slides. I still don't like to go down the big, covered windy tube slide; mom has to go with me on that one. I also enjoy walking past the house on the way to the park that goes all out decorating for holidays. Right now they have at least 4 inflatable pumpkins, 3 inflatable spiders, an inflatable cat, and lots of non-inflatable Halloween decorations. I always point out the pumpkins (one of my favorite words right now) and linger. And I always want to walk home the same way so I can see them again.
We went and visited a preschool last week. As soon as we pulled into the parking lot, I said "Abby" since it is Abby Burie's preschool. Mom had to explain to me that even though it was Abby's school, she wasn't there (it was late in the afternoon when we were there). Mom thinks I have a little crush on Abby since I ask about her regularly and whenever we go to the Burie's, I always say "Abby". She was my first kiss after all!
Keeping busy sure takes its toll. I have actually been sleeping better at night; many nights I don't wake up at all now. One day I was so exhausted (because I refused to nap), that I fell asleep right on the family room floor. I slept there for about 30-45 mins.
Some current faves:
- reading the Toys R Us ad or Lego catalog
- being read to
- going to the library
- my Wacker Neuson (dad's work) matchbox truck; I used to sleep with it every night until I lost it
- blankie (aka a cloth diaper/burp cloth I carry everywhere with me and sleep with it too)
- chips and salsa or crackers and salsa or even spinach and salsa (ok, the last one is not a fave, but I will eat a bite or two of spinach if I can dip it in salsa)
- cinnamon on anything, especially applesauce or toast
- any breakfast cereal
- going to the park
- playing in the leaves
- playing hide-n-seek and asking mom or dad "are you"? for where are you
Finally, I am a celebrity! My picture was included in a recent issue of Metroparent, a local magazine for parents. The issue featured kids in the kitchen and mom submitted a picture of me helping with the dishes. Granted it was taken over a year ago, but I'm still very helpful with the dishes. In fact, I put away the Tupperware containers and lids, cutting boards and measuring cubs and help unload the rest of the dishes.
NATHAN
I am now up to 1/2 cup of rice cereal in the morning and again in the evening. My first "real" food was avocado in mid-September. I made plenty of faces while eating it, but now I eat it willingly. Since then I have also enjoyed mama's homemade pears and apples, bananas, mangos, papaya, green beans (ok maybe I didn't really enjoyed these as mama's had too much texture for me), peas, yogurt, prunes, carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes and zucchini.
I still don't roll over unless someone nudges me over. I do enjoy tummy time much more now, especially if there is a toy in front of me to grab at. Some of my favorite toys include rings, plastic keys, my doggy that vibrates when you pull on it (doggy travels with me everywhere as it is attached to my car seat), burp cloths (I have watched Cameron carry his around so now I want to have one too), anything hanging from my playmat, my play piano, and my elephant toy. But my favorite toy of all is a person. I will smile at anyone and enjoy just hanging out with people.
One of my newest "tricks" is I say "dada". Well it's actually more like "dadadadada" but I say it a lot. I laugh when mommy repeats it to me or says "mamamamama" in her attempts to get me to say her name.
I am quite a good sleeper at night, but not so good during the day. I go to bed around 6:30 each night and usually don't wake up until 6:30 in the morning. Once in a while I will wake up in the middle of the night or the early morning, but I go back to sleep pretty easily. Naps are a different picture. I rarely take a morning nap in my crib for mommy. If I do, it's usually a short one. So if she doesn't want to fight me over it (and I usually win), we will run errands during my nap time so I can sleep in the car. I will take an afternoon nap, usually around 12:30pm-3:30pm. However, these past two days my mouth has really been bugging me and I wouldn't nap yesterday until I fell asleep in daddy's arms around 5pm. I also woke up in the middle of the night very fussy which is not my usual sleep pattern. Hopefully I pop a tooth soon and all of this is worth it.
Some current faves:
- reading before bedtime (unlike Cameron did at this age, I actually sit still for books)
- being held by just about anybody
- smiling
- fruit and multigrain cereal
- my elephant toy, rattle, and the star stacker that lights up; those toys will get me to move around and crane my neck while on my blanket
- and my favorite of all is my big brother Cameron; I sure light up when I see him!
Finally, my stats from this month:
Height: 25 3/4 in (same as Cameron @ his 6 month)
Weight: 16lbs 8oz (almost 3 lbs more than C @ his 6 month)
We are growing boys!
Love,
Cameron & Nathan
Mom went back to work right after Labor Day. Gabrial (who watched me, Cameron, before Nathan was born) is watching both of us. It's a nice balance for all of us. We also have a high school girl, Natalie, come over on Monday nights so mom and dad can play volleyball. Nathan is usually in bed when Natalie comes over, but I get to play with her most weeks. In fact one of the last times she was here, I (Cameron) insisted she read me my bedtime book instead of mommy. And the next morning when I woke up and Natalie was gone, my first words of the morning were "Natalie bye bye" instead of "eat" or "play".
We also got to spend lots of time with our grandparents in October. Mom was in a wedding last weekend so one of the times she went to a dress fitting, we got to hang out with Grandpa Jim, Grandma Barb, and our Great Grandma Theisen. Then during the rehearsal dinner, Grandpa Jim and Grandma Barb came down to our house and we got to play with them that night. So much fun! Grandma Linda was in town the day of the wedding so she watched us and Grandpa Brian got in late that night so we saw him the next day. We are so fortunate that we get to spend time with all of our wonderful grandparents.
Another highlight of the last month or two were various family outings. First, we went to Cheese Days in Monroe in late September. I (Cameron) got to play in a cornbox (think a sandbox full of corn instead of sand), tour a brewery with daddy while mommy and Nathan hung out elsewhere, watch my first parade, and of course eat cheese. We also went to Apple Holler in Sturtevant where we had apple pancakes, fed goats, and went through a corn maze. Then later in October, we went on a family trip to the Green Meadows Petting Farm in Waterford. There we fed goats (but this time we got to be in the pen with them instead of feeding them through a fence), fed sheep from outside a fence, milked a cow, played with pigs, held a chick and a duck, went on a bumpy tractor hayride, and picked pumpkins. What a lot of fall fun!
CAMERON
I now use 2-3 word sentences. Some of my first sentences were "Milk please daddy" "Mama new ball" (I wanted mom to get a new tennis ball out for Jesse so I could play fetch with him) and "ball stuck" when my basketball was stuck in my train. I also repeat lots of words I hear so watch what you say around me!
Mom and dad have been working with me on my numbers. I have "1" down pat and sometimes will say "2" after "1". I also point and "count" (aka babble, some of which sound like numbers) pictures in my book.
Mom and I have been taking advantage of the beautiful fall weather and many nights we will walk to the park before or after dinner. Most of the time I walk the whole way there and even sometime run part of the way. Mom still brings the stroller because once in a while I don't want to walk the whole way home. I enjoy climbing the plastic "rock wall", swinging (I even pump my legs sometimes) and going down the slides. I still don't like to go down the big, covered windy tube slide; mom has to go with me on that one. I also enjoy walking past the house on the way to the park that goes all out decorating for holidays. Right now they have at least 4 inflatable pumpkins, 3 inflatable spiders, an inflatable cat, and lots of non-inflatable Halloween decorations. I always point out the pumpkins (one of my favorite words right now) and linger. And I always want to walk home the same way so I can see them again.
We went and visited a preschool last week. As soon as we pulled into the parking lot, I said "Abby" since it is Abby Burie's preschool. Mom had to explain to me that even though it was Abby's school, she wasn't there (it was late in the afternoon when we were there). Mom thinks I have a little crush on Abby since I ask about her regularly and whenever we go to the Burie's, I always say "Abby". She was my first kiss after all!
Keeping busy sure takes its toll. I have actually been sleeping better at night; many nights I don't wake up at all now. One day I was so exhausted (because I refused to nap), that I fell asleep right on the family room floor. I slept there for about 30-45 mins.
Some current faves:
- reading the Toys R Us ad or Lego catalog
- being read to
- going to the library
- my Wacker Neuson (dad's work) matchbox truck; I used to sleep with it every night until I lost it
- blankie (aka a cloth diaper/burp cloth I carry everywhere with me and sleep with it too)
- chips and salsa or crackers and salsa or even spinach and salsa (ok, the last one is not a fave, but I will eat a bite or two of spinach if I can dip it in salsa)
- cinnamon on anything, especially applesauce or toast
- any breakfast cereal
- going to the park
- playing in the leaves
- playing hide-n-seek and asking mom or dad "are you"? for where are you
Finally, I am a celebrity! My picture was included in a recent issue of Metroparent, a local magazine for parents. The issue featured kids in the kitchen and mom submitted a picture of me helping with the dishes. Granted it was taken over a year ago, but I'm still very helpful with the dishes. In fact, I put away the Tupperware containers and lids, cutting boards and measuring cubs and help unload the rest of the dishes.
NATHAN
I am now up to 1/2 cup of rice cereal in the morning and again in the evening. My first "real" food was avocado in mid-September. I made plenty of faces while eating it, but now I eat it willingly. Since then I have also enjoyed mama's homemade pears and apples, bananas, mangos, papaya, green beans (ok maybe I didn't really enjoyed these as mama's had too much texture for me), peas, yogurt, prunes, carrots, sweet potatoes, white potatoes and zucchini.
I still don't roll over unless someone nudges me over. I do enjoy tummy time much more now, especially if there is a toy in front of me to grab at. Some of my favorite toys include rings, plastic keys, my doggy that vibrates when you pull on it (doggy travels with me everywhere as it is attached to my car seat), burp cloths (I have watched Cameron carry his around so now I want to have one too), anything hanging from my playmat, my play piano, and my elephant toy. But my favorite toy of all is a person. I will smile at anyone and enjoy just hanging out with people.
One of my newest "tricks" is I say "dada". Well it's actually more like "dadadadada" but I say it a lot. I laugh when mommy repeats it to me or says "mamamamama" in her attempts to get me to say her name.
I am quite a good sleeper at night, but not so good during the day. I go to bed around 6:30 each night and usually don't wake up until 6:30 in the morning. Once in a while I will wake up in the middle of the night or the early morning, but I go back to sleep pretty easily. Naps are a different picture. I rarely take a morning nap in my crib for mommy. If I do, it's usually a short one. So if she doesn't want to fight me over it (and I usually win), we will run errands during my nap time so I can sleep in the car. I will take an afternoon nap, usually around 12:30pm-3:30pm. However, these past two days my mouth has really been bugging me and I wouldn't nap yesterday until I fell asleep in daddy's arms around 5pm. I also woke up in the middle of the night very fussy which is not my usual sleep pattern. Hopefully I pop a tooth soon and all of this is worth it.
Some current faves:
- reading before bedtime (unlike Cameron did at this age, I actually sit still for books)
- being held by just about anybody
- smiling
- fruit and multigrain cereal
- my elephant toy, rattle, and the star stacker that lights up; those toys will get me to move around and crane my neck while on my blanket
- and my favorite of all is my big brother Cameron; I sure light up when I see him!
Finally, my stats from this month:
Height: 25 3/4 in (same as Cameron @ his 6 month)
Weight: 16lbs 8oz (almost 3 lbs more than C @ his 6 month)
We are growing boys!
Love,
Cameron & Nathan
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Puppet Show
Guest writer: Mom aka Kristi
Here's one of those moments you want to remember forever as it was just too cute. I went in to check on Cameron as he was making a lot of noise while he was supposedly napping. He had an elephant puppet on his hand and all his stuffed animals in a circle around him and he was jabbering away - almost as if he was giving his stuffed animals a puppet show. What a character!
Here's one of those moments you want to remember forever as it was just too cute. I went in to check on Cameron as he was making a lot of noise while he was supposedly napping. He had an elephant puppet on his hand and all his stuffed animals in a circle around him and he was jabbering away - almost as if he was giving his stuffed animals a puppet show. What a character!
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